Bangalore: Aftermath of Lecturers' Strike - CET Postponed to May 21

Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Apr 18: Taking into account the delay involved in completing valuation work of PU answer papers because of the strike undertaken by valuators for four days, Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has postponed Common Entrance Test (CET).

The CET, which was scheduled to be held on May 3 and 4 earlier, stands postponed to May 21 and 22.

Executive director of KEA, Rashmi V Mahesh, had urged the government through a letter, to postpone CET, as the PU answer sheets valuation work would not be completed by then, and also because of the fact that holding of CET will be impossible as the lecturers and principals, who are expected to function as examination staff, will not be available to hold the examination as they will be busy with paper valuation. The Chief Minister, on the recommendation of the principal secretary of the department of higher education, gave his nod to the postponement on Tuesday.

Bilogy examination will be conducted from 10.30 am to 11.50 am on May 21, while the subject of examination that afternoon will be mathematics. Physics examination will be held on May 22 morning. Chemistry examination is scheduled to be held from 2.30 pm to 3.50 pm that day. Examination in Kannada for candidates from outside the state and border areas will be conducted on May 23 from 10.30 to 11.30 am.

A release by the department said that the result of CET will be published on June 6. The hall tickets of the students would be dispatched to the respective colleges/house addresses after May 11. The students can also download their hall tickets from the website, http://kea.kar.nic.in, the release added. Further, it has been informed that verification of documents will be held at 12 help centres across the state on June 13, as the process of counselling has been fully computerized. Counselling process will begin on June 20, the release stated further.